Work & Labour in Estonia 601 indicators covering work & labour for Estonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation 27.0% 2025 up 12.5% 13th Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data 54 Thousand persons 2020 down 41.6% 36th Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data 54 Thousand persons 2020 down 41.6% 36th Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 72.0% 2020 up 20.0% 7th Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 29.3 Thousand 2020 up 123.7% 34th Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 13.2 Thousand 2020 up 230.0% 34th Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 10 Thousand persons 2020 down 77.8% 41st Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by NACE Rev. 2 activity - structure 16.3% 2023 down 42.2% 5th Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 67.2% 2020 up 13.3% 12th Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 10 Thousand persons 2020 down 33.3% 37th Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship 51.1% 2022 down 38.4% 29th Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic 3,661 Number 2023 down 26.8% 29th Employed recent immigrants by citizenship 48.8% 2022 down 35.4% 27th Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 6 Thousand persons 2020 down 25.0% 32nd Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 9 Thousand persons 2020 down 55.0% 37th Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 8 Thousand persons 2020 unchanged 29th Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 9 Thousand persons 2020 down 82.7% 41st Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity 4,367 Number 2024 down 29.8% 30th Domestic employment in final use by final producer industry 688,281 Persons 2024 up 12.9% 31st Domestic employment in exports - EU country perspective 235,467 Persons 2024 up 15.4% 31st Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin 235,064 Persons 2024 up 15.4% 31st Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data 0.1 Annual average 2025 down 75.0% 22nd Job vacancy statistics by NACE Rev. 2 activity - quarterly data 250 2020 up 81.2% 15th Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises 24.7% 2023 down 35.0% 7th Enterprises that employ ICT specialists by NACE Rev.2 activity 13.4% 2024 up 22.5% 27th Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 54 Thousand persons 2026 down 19.4% 36th Domestic employment in exports - EU perspective 9,051 Persons 2024 down 22.4% 17th Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 68.6% 2026 up 1.5% 10th Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 18 Thousand persons 2026 down 10.0% 29th Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for 28.1% 2026 up 41.2% 1st Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 287.3 Thousand 2008 up 19.2% 35th Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity 13 Person 2025 unchanged 25th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 656 Thousand persons 2008 up 13.2% 35th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 656 Thousand persons 2008 up 13.2% 35th Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme 8,366 Number 2024 up 0.6% 29th Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity, age 11 Person 2024 unchanged 25th Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment 5.98 2022 up 75.4% 1st Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies 8.2% 2025 up 54.7% 6th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 12 Thousand persons 2020 down 33.3% 38th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 11 Thousand persons 2020 down 56.0% 40th Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies 36.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 114.8% 16th Health personnel employed in hospital - historical data 2,575 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2020 down 3.3% 22nd Employment in the environmental goods and services sector 35,192 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2022 up 29.5% 29th Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 14 Thousand persons 2025 — 28th Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by 73.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 3.7% 3rd Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and 74.1% 2025 — 6th Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 68.5% 2025 — 10th Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 — 37th Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 — 37th Employees by migration status and employment contract 615.5 Thousand persons 2025 — 36th Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 7.5% 2025 — 10th Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 5,905 2020 up 46.6% 36th Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 12 Thousand persons 2025 — 24th Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 18,359 2020 up 42.8% 38th Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 12,958 2020 up 74.0% 33rd Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 8 Thousand persons 2020 down 33.3% 41st Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 72 Thousand persons 2025 — 31st Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 154 2020 up 13.2% 34th Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 7 Thousand persons 2020 down 41.7% 41st Private households by migration status, labour status and household 742 Thousand households 2025 — 35th ← Previous 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next → Page 9 of 11